Russell 'can Win Game On His Own' - Everitt

European Rugby Challenge Cup semi-final: Edinburgh v Bath

Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 3 May Time: 15:00 BST

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Edinburgh caput coach Sean Everitt believes Finn Russell is "capable of winning a crippled connected his own", but stresses location are galore threats his broadside will request to antagonistic if they are to conclusion Bath and scope nan European Challenge Cup final.

Scotland fly-half Russell, 32, is nan prima attraction arsenic nan English Premiership leaders caput to nan Scottish superior successful Saturday's semi-final (15:00 BST). Lyon meet Racing 92 successful Sunday's semi (12:30).

And Everitt says coming up pinch a scheme to limit Russell's power is not easy.

"I suppose I'd beryllium a maestro if we were capable to incorporate a feline for illustration that," Everitt said.

"It's important that you don't attraction connected 1 player. They've sewage threats crossed nan board."

And Everitt added: "They've sewage gait successful nan backmost three. They've sewage 10 starring nan attack. They've sewage Ben Spencer pinch a bully kicking game. And past they've sewage a monstrous tight five.

"So for us, nan challenges are astir nan field. We arsenic a nine can't spend to attraction connected 1 player. We do, however, cognize nan threats that he mightiness bring.

"And he's a world people player, arsenic we know. So a reliable duty for us, but 1 that we're happy to beryllium in. We're happy pinch nan truth that there's only 8 teams playing successful Europe this play and we're 1 of them."

With a big of Scotland players successful nan Edinburgh ranks, Everitt believes that familiarity pinch Russell's crippled tin beryllium beneficial successful trying to unopen him down.

"Definitely they cognize him, they besides respect him arsenic a player," he added.

"They besides cognize that he tin triumph a crippled connected his own, and truthful do we arsenic coaches. It's really we header pinch him defensively. He does tally nan attack.

"Having guys successful nan squad that cognize Finn and person trained pinch him connected a number of occasions, to person that wrong knowledge of Finn does help."